The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

Directed by Richard Lester

Produced by Fildebroc, Ciné 5

1989102 min6.2 / 10

A swashbuckling adventure comedy that reunites aging musketeers for a romp through 17th-century intrigue, balancing action and camaraderie with lighthearted humor.

It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Return of the Musketeers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Musketeers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Return of the Musketeers end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Musketeers violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is The Return of the Musketeers scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity16

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise14

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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